TARAJI P. HENSION’S EMPIRE

Tonight Taraji P. Henson is back on the small screen with the premiere of FOX’s new series, Empire! We’re anticipating her gorgeous mane statements as Cookie Lyon, the artist manager of the Lyon music empire. In addition to making major moves in her career, Taraji always serves up style inspiration with various looks and the actress chats with SBH about how she protects her tresses from heat: “I throw on a little BioSilk Silk Therapy serum on [my hair] before I press it,” Taraji reveals. The serum not only adds shine, but also helps to guard the hair against heat. The actress also advises that you test the temperature of styling tools, such as a flat iron or curling iron before using them. “Tap a white paper towel to the flat iron [or other styling tool],” the star advises. “If [the paper towel] turns brown, it’s too hot.”

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